
Houston CISO Community
Inner Circle
March 1, 2023 | The Bell Tower on 34th
March 1, 2023
The Bell Tower on 34th
Collaborate with your peers
Join Houston's top CISOs for an intimate networking dinner and facilitated discussion on key business challenges. Enjoy a relaxed evening of dinner and drinks with your peers to share best practices, make new connections and build professional relationships.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today:
Strategies for Establishing Cyber Judgment
Effective Communication and Balance of Risk, Value and Cost
Nurturing a Cyber Risk-Aware Culture
Houston CISO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the discussion topics and agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CISOs, For CISOs®.
Governing Body Co-Chairs

Mike Coogan
Waste Management
Senior Director, Cybersecurity

Derek Rude
Weatherford
Director, IT Security

Genady Vishnevetsky
Stewart Title Company
CISO
Agenda
March 1, 2023
4:30pm - 5:30pm Executive Networking Reception
5:30pm - 7:00pm Discussion Topics
Enabling Digital Cyber-Risk Management

Raj Samani
Senior Vice President & Chief Scientist
Rapid7

Mike Coogan
Senior Director, Cybersecurity
Waste Management

Diego Souza
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Cummins

Muni Chatarpal
Chief Information Security Officer
Patterson-UTI Energy

James Parks
Global Cyber Security Manager
Newpark Resources

Cherryl Freeman
Director IT Security and Compliance
Enterprise Products Partners
A growing number of companies are willing to increase their risk appetites to get ahead in the wake of unpredictable environments and innovative technologies’ potential to provide competitive advantages. CISOs must evolve more thoughtful risk-based vendor relationships, add requests for evidence of security controls, shift to resilience-based thinking, and work to get ahead of coming regulations.
CISOs should identify and proactively manage future risks by notifying decision-makers about new security strategies, norms, and technologies. It is imperative that relationships continue to evolve with senior leadership outside IT and security to ensure effective communication of organizational risk. Lastly, tracking and addressing skills gaps with creative talent management practices will help cybersecurity leaders stay ahead of the curve.
Strategies for Establishing Cyber Judgment
- How are you equipping decision-makers throughout the organization to independently make informed risk decisions rather than relying on automation?
- Many CISOs have turned toward the organization of cyber fusion teams to operate in a more product-centric way. What strategies to embed security within the organization have you tried? How are you changing mindsets and workflows?
- What methods have you found effective when communicating the balance of risk, value and cost?
Nurturing a Cyber Risk-Aware Culture
- Have you built a formal security behavior and culture program that targets end-users, executive leadership, and the board? How have you done this? What benefits are you seeing?
- What sort of roles are you hiring for in the coming year? Are they more business focused or technology/security focused?
- How are you involving business leaders around cyber decision making to ensure joint responsibility?
7:00pm - 7:30pm Networking Break
Networking Break with Old Fashioned Bar
During the Networking Break we'll open up a dedicated Old Fashioned Bar, complete with a selection of whiskeys (Blanton’s, Angel’s Envy, and Woodford Reserve).
7:30pm - 8:45pm Summary Discussion & Dinner
8:45pm - 9:30pm Social Hour
Social Hour
After discussion concludes, stay for conversation, drinks and desserts — including a dedicated Old Fashioned bar and a churro cart!
Apply to Participate
Apply to participate in the Houston CISO Community Inner Circle.
Gartner facilitates exclusive, C-level communities by personally qualifying and understanding the priorities, challenges and interests of each member.
Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Each application will be reviewed, and once your participation is confirmed, you will have access to year-round community programs.
Location
Venue
The Bell Tower on 34thMore Information
Parking
Complimentary Valet Parking
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